EUROPE POWER-French day-ahead spot slips on expected fall in demand

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PARIS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The French spot electricity contract for day-ahead delivery extended its slide on Thursday as forecasts showed demand would ease due to mild temperatures, while an expected drop in wind power generation supported the German position.

* The German baseload power contract for Friday delivery added 2.5 percent to 82 euros ($93.57) a megawatt hour (MWh).

* The French contract for Friday delivery dropped 12 percent to 86 euros/MWh.

* French power consumption is expected to decrease by over 3 gigawatts (GW) on Friday to 68.1 GW, according to Refinitiv Eikon data. The average temperature in France is expected to rise by 1.6 degrees Celsius.

* French nuclear power availability rose over 1.5 percentage points to 75.5 percent of maximum capacity on Thursday, adding pressure to the French contract.